This week I'll be using the Hoi Polloi Tarot published by Hoi Polloi Inc. The oracle I'll also use is the I Ching Pack created by Richard Gill and Anthony Clark, and published by Thorsons. Today's cards are the Hermit and Mountain Over Wind (hexagram 18):
Standing atop a cliff with a lantern in his hand, the Hermit reminds me of a lighthouse. The NOAA states that the purposes of these towers are "to warn mariners of dangerous shallows and perilous rocky coasts and help guide vessels safely into and out of harbors." The Hermit's years of spiritual self-reflection can allow him to do the same. Yet it's not that he's lived a near-perfect life. As the Titanic 'de-motivational poster' advises with its tongue-in-cheek phrase: "It could be that the purpose of your life is only to serve as a warning to others." However Hexagram 18 suggests that we can repair the damage our actions caused and resolve not to make the same choices as before. Then we could not only warn others away from such paths, but we could also teach them how to sail a different route.
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